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Secret Bars and Speakeasies Worth Seeking Out

oing out for the evening to get a drink with friends can be a lot of fun. Mix in a splash of adventure, intrigue—and even taboo—and it can make the outing all the more exciting. That is why speakeasies, a concept born of the 1920s Prohibition era, still thrive today. From a janitor’s closet in New York City to a pawn shop in San Francisco or a therapist’s office in Prague to a nonexistent hotel room in Hong Kong, here are some watering holes that require a little effort to find—for drinks and entertainment that are most certainly

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